Desk calendar



I Nam- 5, 1924. 1,515,780 w. E. NICKLJN DESK CALENDAR Fil'ed March 19 1924 Patented Nov. 25, 1924.

nnsK CALENDAR.

Application filed March 1% 1924-. Serial No. 700,295.

To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that I, Vvnuron E. NICKLIN, a citizen of the United'States, residing at Pryor, in the county of Mayes and State of Oklahoma, have invented a new, and useful Desk Calendar, of which the folh'iwing is a specification.

This invention aims to provide novel. means for supporting a calendar on a desk, novel means being provided whereby the user of the calendar may be notifier as to the day of the month, or as to any other desired time.

It is within the province of the discloser to improve gene-rally and to enhance the utility of devices of. that type to which the invention appertains.

Although a preferred form of the invention has been shown, amechanic, working within the scope of what is claimed, can make such changes as his skill may suggest, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a section taken on the line 1-1 of Figure 3; Figure 2 isa front elevation; Figure 3 is a section on the line 3 3 of Figure 1.

The device forming the subject matter of this application preferably but not neces sarily is made of metal throughout, and comprises a support, including a downwardly and forwardly inclined table 1 having end flanges 2, a front flange 3, and a rear flange 1, the flange 4 being of greater height than the flange 3. The flanges 4: and 3 are provided at their lower ends with inwardly extended horizontal wings 5, on which cushions 6 are of leather or the like, are mounted, to the end that the support may not mar a. desk or the like, on which sup port is mounted. Near its rear edge, the table 1 is supplied with openings 7. The table 1 is equipped near to its rear edge, with upstanding pins or projections 8, adapted to engage a calendar 9 supported on the table 1.

The device includes a calendar holder 10, in the form of a frame, comprising a front piece 11 and side arms 12, the arms 12 being pivoted at 1 1 to the end flanges 2 of the table 1 at points near to the rear flange 4t, the construction being such that the holder or frame 10 can be swung upwardly and rearwardly, in the direction of the arrow A in Figure 3. The side arms 12 are equipped at their rear ends with inwardly extended stops 15, which, cooperating with the rear flange 4, limit the movement of the holder 10 when the holder is swung upwardly and rearwardly, to an open position, in the direction of the arrow A in Figure 8'. 'Tlie forward edge ofthe calendar 9 is bound be; tween the front piece 11 of the holder 10 and the front flange '3 of the table 1 A lip 16 is disposed at an angle to the front piece 11 and is connected to the front piece and to the side arms 12. The lip 16 over} hangs and engages the calendar 9 at the lower front edge of the calendar a-nd aids in holding the said edge of the calendar in place. The calendar 9 lies between the side arms 12 of the holder 10 and is not retained by the side arms. I, v j j,

The numeral 17 designates an elongated box-like retainer,-open at the bottom only. On the rear wall of the retainer17, pins 18 are secured, and the pins maybe attached to the retainer in any suitable way. The pins 18 are-adapted to extend don n wardly through the openings 7 in 'the table 1 and to be received frictionally in sockets 19 formed on or attached to the rear usage 4: of the table 1. The pins 18 have an angle 20, so that, although a retainer 17 is disposed parallel to the table 1, the pins 18, nevertheless, may extend downwardly through the openings 7 and into the sockets 19. The retainer 17 is called by that name because it rests on the upper edge of the calendar 9 and holds the calendar down on the projections or pins 8, which extend upwardly through the calendar 9, as clearly shown in Figure 3. The pins 8 are housed within the retainer 17.

A shaft 21 extends downwardly from the top of the retainer 17 at a point adjacent to one end of the retainer, and carries a rotatable pulley 22. A shaft 23 is journaled for rotation in the top of the retainer 17, and is located at a point adjacent to the other end of the retainer. The shaft 23 carries a turning button 2% which is disposed above the top of the retainer 17 and readily accessible. Mounted on the shaft 23 and located within the retainer 17 are feed wheels 25. A belt 26 is located within the retainer 17 and is disposed about the pulley 22 and the feed wheels 25. The run of the belt 26 slides behind the guides 27 on the rear wall of the retainer 17, and the forward run of the belt 26 moves in front of a guide 29, which, like the guides 27 is carried by the top of the retainer 17. There is an opening 30 in the for Ward wall of the retainer 17, and the belt 26 is provided with numerals 31 or the like, which are visible through the opening 30, when the belt 26, is operated, the construction being such that the user of the device may be notified as to the day of the month, or be supplied with any other desired data. It is clear that when the rotation is imparted to the shaft 23 through the instrumentality of the turning button 24:, the feed wheels 25 will cause the belt 26 to move, the guide 29 extending across the opening 30 and serving to hold the forward run of the belt in such a position that the numerals 31 may be seen readily through the opening 30.

When it is desired to detach a page from I the calendar, the holder or frame 10 may be swung backward, setting the lower edge of the calendar 9 free, whereupon, one leaf of the calendar may be torn 01f, across the lower edge of the forward Wall of the retainer 17. The retainer 17 may be detached from the parts which carry it, the pins 18 being withdrawn from the sockets 19, and when this is done, the upper edge of the calendar 9 is free and the entire calendar or any desired number of leaves thereof, may be lifted oif the pins 8.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. In a device of the class described i support including a table, a frame pivoted to the support and including a part adapted to engage the forward end of a calendar on the table, a calendar retainer located ad jacent to the rear edge of the table, and adapted to engage the rear edge of a calendar, the retainer and the support having interengaging elements for holding the re tainer in place.

2. In a device of the class described, a support comprising a table, a frame hinged to the support, and adapted to engage the forward edge of a calendar on the table, a retainer located above the table and disposed at the rear edge thereof, the retainer being adapted to engage the rear edge of a calendar on the table, pins carried by the retainer, and sockets on the support wherein the pins are received.

In a device of the class described, a support including a table, a pin upstanding from the table adapted to engage a calendar located on the table, a frame hinged to the support adapted to engage the forward edge of a calendar to hold the forward edge of a calendar on the table, a retainer located adjacent to the rear edge of the table and adapted to engage the rear edge of a calendar, the retainer receiving the pin, and means for connecting the retainer detachably to the support.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

WALTON E. NICKLIN.

\Vitnesses FELIX Ross, ERNEST R. BROWN. 

